Kroger spares Walnut Hills store - for now

10:20 AM,
Aug. 31, 2013

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Despite mounting losses, Kroger said it has extended its lease on its Walnut Hills store for three years.

In a letter to Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and the city council, the grocer urged city leaders to push ahead with area redevelopment efforts to help it turn around the struggling store at 954 East McMillan St.

"We value our Walnut Hills customers and appreciate their patronage and support. However, we know that we cannot sustain a store that loses money," wrote Sukanya Madlinger, president of the supermarket chain's Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky ...